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The Choices Facing Burnham's Government On Water
The Choices Facing Burnham's Government On Water
Environment
Campaigning in Makerfield, Andy Burnham threatened Thames Water with public ownership – but has not so far followed through. Ben Gartside reports on a decision that will define his approach to privately owned suppliers of public goods.
John Healey Pledges 'Fiscal Discipline' And Hints At Welfare Reform
Economy
John Healey Pledges "Fiscal Discipline" And Hints At Welfare Reform
Unison's Andrea Egan: I'm Not Rejoining Labour Until The Party Inspires Me
Economy
Unison's Andrea Egan: I'm Not Rejoining Labour Until The Party Inspires Me
Tory Council Asks For Housing Benefit Boost Despite Kemi Badenoch Calling For Cuts
Economy
Tory Council Asks For Housing Benefit Boost Despite Kemi Badenoch Calling For Cuts
TUC Head Urges Government To Reject Choice Between Defence Spending And Public Services
Economy
TUC Head Urges Government To Reject Choice Between Defence Spending And Public Services
How Could Andy Burnham Pay For His Policy Pledges?
Economy
How Could Andy Burnham Pay For His Policy Pledges?
Defy “Orthodox Economists” To Invest Billions In Reindustrialisation, Labour MPs Urge Burnham
Economy
Defy “Orthodox Economists” To Invest Billions In Reindustrialisation, Labour MPs Urge Burnham
Opinion
It’s time ministers saw our ability to feed ourselves from the sea as a strategic asset
Economy
By Daniel Zeichner MP
It’s time ministers saw our ability to feed ourselves from the sea as a strategic asset
We need to get our welfare system back on track – and review the triple lock
Economy
By David Smith MP
We need to get our welfare system back on track – and review the triple lock
The public may be more open to pension reform than we think
Economy
By Sasjkia Otto
The public may be more open to pension reform than we think
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Ed Miliband: “Andy Has Given Us The Permission To Be Heard Again”
Ed Miliband: “Andy Has Given Us The Permission To Be Heard Again”
Foreign affairs
Hazards Ahead: How Labour Unity Under Andy Burnham May Be Tested In The Months Ahead
Hazards Ahead: How Labour Unity Under Andy Burnham May Be Tested In The Months Ahead
Political parties
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Environment
Unison's Andrea Egan: I'm Not Rejoining Labour Until The Party Inspires Me
Unison's Andrea Egan: I'm Not Rejoining Labour Until The Party Inspires Me
Economy
Health inequality is everyone’s business – government must act across every department Partner content
Health inequality is everyone’s business – government must act across every department
By Allison Gardner MP
Health
Neal Lawson: “The Most Naive Person In Left-Wing Politics”
Neal Lawson: “The Most Naive Person In Left-Wing Politics”
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Inside Burnham's ‘No 10 North’ Plans: “It's Not Just About Creating A Second Westminster”
Economy
Inside Burnham's ‘No 10 North’ Plans: “It's Not Just About Creating A Second Westminster”
Andy Burnham has pledged to create a ‘No 10 North’ in Manchester that would serve as the ‘nerve centre of a rewired Britain’. Will it work? How? Sienna Rodgers reports
Stephanie Peacock: “I've Got No Time For Conversations About Rejoining The EU”
Culture
Stephanie Peacock: “I've Got No Time For Conversations About Rejoining The EU”
Tourism minister Stephanie Peacock talks to Sienna Rodgers about introducing a controversial tourist tax and tackling short-term holiday lets – plus why Labour finds itself in a mess, but relitigating Brexit would be wrong
Culture Clash – Lisa Nandy On Keeping Hope Alive
Communities
Culture Clash – Lisa Nandy On Keeping Hope Alive
Critics say Lisa Nandy should spend more time meeting stakeholders in her brief, but the Culture Secretary tells Francis Elliott she’s fighting for the government to give hope to the most vulnerable. Photography by Tom Pilston
Economy news
The City of London can help the new chancellor deliver growth in every postcode
Economy
By Chris Hayward
The City of London can help the new chancellor deliver growth in every postcode
It fits well that the outgoing chancellor was warmly received at the Financial and Professional Services Dinner at Mansion House earlier this week.
Burnham should give mayors more tax powers – and the Tories should work with him
Communities
By Andy Street
Burnham should give mayors more tax powers – and the Tories should work with him
Fifteen years ago, David Cameron and George Osborne took a hard look at how the United Kingdom governs itself.
Burnham's place-based government must save independent hospitality
Economy
By Connor Naismith MP
Burnham's place-based government must save independent hospitality
In June, Andy Burnham set out his vision for the country. Bringing Manchesterism to Labour’s 2024 manifesto, he is putting “place before party” – building non-partisan consensus on local issues.
Inside Burnham's ‘No 10 North’ Plans: “It's Not Just About Creating A Second Westminster”
Economy
Inside Burnham's ‘No 10 North’ Plans: “It's Not Just About Creating A Second Westminster”
Andy Burnham has pledged to create a ‘No 10 North’ in Manchester that would serve as the ‘nerve centre of a rewired Britain’. Will it work? How? Sienna Rodgers reports
Stable public health policy can help keep food bills down Partner content
Health
By Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
Stable public health policy can help keep food bills down
UK households are still feeling the squeeze, and the weekly shop remains one of their biggest pressure points. With economic headwinds set to persist, that strain is unlikely to ease soon.
Forget Burnham's pick for chancellor – No 10's grip on strategy will be far more important
Economy
By Mark McVitie
Forget Burnham's pick for chancellor – No 10's grip on strategy will be far more important
Who Andy Burnham will send to the Treasury has become the consuming question of Westminster’s frenzied speculation.
Is Chemistry Coming Home? Partner content
Economy
By Chemical Industries Association
Is Chemistry Coming Home?
New Government initiative could mean new direction for UK Chemicals – but industry wants more than a funding boost
Manchesterism and industry: reversing deindustrialisation? Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
Manchesterism and industry: reversing deindustrialisation?
As UK cement and concrete plants close and sales fall for a fourth consecutive year, Robert McIlveen, Senior Director, Communications and Public Affairs, Mineral Products Association, explores what Andy Burnham's reindustrialisation drive must do to halt the decline of Britain's foundational industries before it can build new ones
'It Is Just Demoralising': Young People's Despair Over AI And What To Do About It
Education
"It Is Just Demoralising": Young People's Despair Over AI And What To Do About It
Ministers insist they are tackling youth unemployment, but is AI transforming the world of work too quickly for government to keep up? Zoe Crowther explores young people’s despair over AI and whether government is doing enough to help
The next prime minister should tax wealth to bring down energy bills
Economy
By Hannah Spencer MP
The next prime minister should tax wealth to bring down energy bills
If the next prime minister is serious about cutting energy bills, the first step is simple: stop loading policy costs onto households and fund them fairly through progressive taxation instead.
Remove private profit and use co-operatives to fix our social care system
Health
By Caitlin Prowle
Remove private profit and use co-operatives to fix our social care system
When we arrive at Be Caring in Leeds, the young women who work there are shy about speaking to the camera.
To cut welfare spending, we must get people back into work – but a punitive system won’t help
Communities
By Debbie Abrahams MP
To cut welfare spending, we must get people back into work – but a punitive system won’t help
If work is to be the route out of poverty – which, with nearly four million people in work living in poverty, it currently isn’t – the system must do more than simply incentivise employment.
Burnham must see the Employment Rights Act through – and not be nervous about it
Economy
By Mike Clancy
Burnham must see the Employment Rights Act through – and not be nervous about it
As Keir Starmer’s premiership ends, the debate over his legacy begins.
'Biggest Change Of Our Lifetimes': Andy Burnham Sets Out Plan To Move Power Away From Westminster
Economy
By Zoe Crowther
"Biggest Change Of Our Lifetimes": Andy Burnham Sets Out Plan To Move Power Away From Westminster
Andy Burnham has said he would “do things differently” and lead a huge transfer of power out of Westminster in a speech setting out his vision for power.
How Burnham can do public ownership without scaring the bond markets
Economy
By Chris Hayes
How Burnham can do public ownership without scaring the bond markets
During months of speculation about his return to Westminster, the presumptive prime-minister-in-waiting, Andy Burnham, has made comments that have raised concerns about how his programme would fare with the bond markets.
Manchesterism won’t survive the painful trade-offs unless it gets citizens on board
Economy
By Dan Goss
Manchesterism won’t survive the painful trade-offs unless it gets citizens on board
The battle of ideas over Britain’s political economy is genuinely refreshing. Manchesterism, which the King of the North is set to carry into Downing Street, sits at the forefront.
Greece: more than a holiday destination Partner content
Economy
By Christina Georgaki
Greece: more than a holiday destination
Greece is emerging as a destination not just for tourists but for talent and investment
The outsourcing injustice at the heart of government is finally coming to an end
Economy
By Paul Nowak and Fran Heathcote
The outsourcing injustice at the heart of government is finally coming to an end
For too long in this country, some of the key functions of government have been outsourced to private companies that care first and foremost about turning a profit.
We must scrap the triple lock
Economy
By David Gauke
We must scrap the triple lock
It is time for political parties to be brave and honest. Our welfare spending is not sustainable.
Formula 1 shows Britain at its best – let’s get behind it
Economy
By Greg Smith MP
Formula 1 shows Britain at its best – let’s get behind it
Britain has a habit of talking itself down. Yet there are arenas where we remain not just competitive, but genuinely world‑leading. Formula 1 and the wider motorsport sector is one of them.
The cost of getting it wrong: whoever leads Labour must get EU reset right Partner content
Environment
By CropLife UK
The cost of getting it wrong: whoever leads Labour must get EU reset right
The government’s proposed UK-EU SPS agreement could reshape British farming for years to come, but concerns remain that rapid regulatory alignment with the EU risks damaging UK growers, productivity, and long-term investment
Parliament must build support for the Aukus submarine partnership
Defence
By Michelle Scrogham MP
Parliament must build support for the Aukus submarine partnership
The publication of the Defence Committee’s report on Aukus – the trilateral partnership between Australia, the UK and the US – confirmed what many in the defence community have long known: the strategic rationale remains unassailable.
The Bank of England shows that not all public sector projects are doomed to fail
Economy
By Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP
The Bank of England shows that not all public sector projects are doomed to fail
Anyone following the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) would be forgiven for thinking that, if PAC is scrutinising something, it has gone wrong or is in danger of doing so.
Operational national infrastructure systems: maintain, repair, refurbish, renew versus cost, value and investment Partner content
Economy
By UKCRIC
Operational national infrastructure systems: maintain, repair, refurbish, renew versus cost, value and investment
Professors William Powrie, Chris Rogers and Liz Varga on behalf of the UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC) address the challenge of keeping our infrastructure systems operational by distinguishing between the consequences of maintenance, repair, refurbishment and renewal, and between the cost, value and investment involved.
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